SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
TSX:SOY • CA8676EP1086
Current stock price
8.87 CAD
-0.05 (-0.56%)
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This SOY.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. SOY.CA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year SOY was profitable.
- In the past year SOY had a positive cash flow from operations.
- SOY had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- SOY had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of SOY (2.24%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- With a Return On Equity value of 8.38%, SOY perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.56% of the companies in the same industry.
- With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 5.94%, SOY is doing good in the industry, outperforming 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SOY is below the industry average of 7.82%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (5.94%) for SOY is above the 3 year average (5.34%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.24% | ||
| ROE | 8.38% | ||
| ROIC | 5.94% |
ROA(3y)-9.15%
ROA(5y)-5.82%
ROE(3y)-35.19%
ROE(5y)-21.89%
ROIC(3y)5.34%
ROIC(5y)4.32%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 1.91%, SOY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SOY has declined.
- The Operating Margin of SOY (5.13%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- SOY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 14.82%, SOY is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- SOY's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.91% | ||
| GM | 14.82% |
OM growth 3Y11.88%
OM growth 5Y24.75%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-25.86%
GM growth 3Y0.97%
GM growth 5Y1.05%
2. SOY.CA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so SOY is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, SOY has more shares outstanding
- Compared to 5 years ago, SOY has more shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for SOY has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.65, we must say that SOY is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of SOY (1.65) is worse than 72.22% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of SOY is 13.33, which is on the high side as it means it would take SOY, 13.33 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- SOY has a better Debt to FCF ratio (13.33) than 72.22% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.17 is on the high side and indicates that SOY has dependencies on debt financing.
- SOY has a Debt to Equity ratio (1.17) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.17 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 13.33 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.65 |
ROIC/WACC0.7
WACC8.45%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.18 indicates that SOY should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- SOY has a Current ratio of 1.18. This is in the lower half of the industry: SOY underperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
- SOY has a Quick Ratio of 1.18. This is a bad value and indicates that SOY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.61, SOY perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
3. SOY.CA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- SOY shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 58.33%, which is quite impressive.
- The earnings per share for SOY have been decreasing by -30.12% on average. This is quite bad
- The Revenue has grown by 12.99% in the past year. This is quite good.
- SOY shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 0.71% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)58.33%
EPS 3Y33.42%
EPS 5Y-30.12%
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.99%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.36%
Revenue growth 5Y0.71%
Sales Q2Q%12.52%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.10% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y11.63%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.06%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5Y9.1%
3.3 Evolution
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. SOY.CA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 34.12, which means the current valuation is very expensive for SOY.
- SOY's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. SOY is more expensive than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
- SOY is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.89, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 30.59 indicates a quite expensive valuation of SOY.
- SOY's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
- SOY's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 38.50.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34.12 | ||
| Fwd PE | 30.59 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as SOY.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of SOY indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SOY is cheaper than 72.22% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 40.82 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.5 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)2.93
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. SOY.CA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for SOY!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
SOY.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
TSX:SOY (4/17/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
8.87
-0.05 (-0.56%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco
GICS IndustryFood Products
Earnings (Last)03-04 2026-03-04/dmh
Earnings (Next)05-13 2026-05-13
Inst Owners79.02%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners1.6%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.05B
Revenue(TTM)817.72M
Net Income(TTM)15.59M
Analysts80
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)-49.3%
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)78.87%
Min EPS beat(2)35%
Max EPS beat(2)122.74%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)103.32%
Min EPS beat(4)35%
Max EPS beat(4)197.1%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)159.81%
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.89%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.55%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.33%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.06%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.55%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.33%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.88%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.24%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-8.04%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)66.67%
EPS NY rev (1m)-3.08%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.56%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.83%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.71%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34.12 | ||
| Fwd PE | 30.59 | ||
| P/S | 0.94 | ||
| P/FCF | 40.82 | ||
| P/OCF | 15.46 | ||
| P/B | 4.13 | ||
| P/tB | 4.77 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.5 |
EPS(TTM)0.26
EY2.93%
EPS(NY)0.29
Fwd EY3.27%
FCF(TTM)0.22
FCFY2.45%
OCF(TTM)0.57
OCFY6.47%
SpS9.44
BVpS2.15
TBVpS1.86
PEG (NY)2.93
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number3.54532 (-60.03%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.24% | ||
| ROE | 8.38% | ||
| ROCE | 8.25% | ||
| ROIC | 5.94% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.94% | ||
| ROICexgc | 6.25% | ||
| OM | 5.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.91% | ||
| GM | 14.82% | ||
| FCFM | 2.3% |
ROA(3y)-9.15%
ROA(5y)-5.82%
ROE(3y)-35.19%
ROE(5y)-21.89%
ROIC(3y)5.34%
ROIC(5y)4.32%
ROICexc(3y)5.34%
ROICexc(5y)4.33%
ROICexgc(3y)5.61%
ROICexgc(5y)4.8%
ROCE(3y)7.54%
ROCE(5y)6.08%
ROICexgc growth 3Y12.02%
ROICexgc growth 5Y15.07%
ROICexc growth 3Y18.72%
ROICexc growth 5Y22.55%
OM growth 3Y11.88%
OM growth 5Y24.75%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-25.86%
GM growth 3Y0.97%
GM growth 5Y1.05%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.18
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.17 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 13.33 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.67 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 78.03% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.77% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.72 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 60.95% | ||
| Profit Quality | 120.65% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.65 |
F-Score7
WACC8.45%
ROIC/WACC0.7
Cap/Depr(3y)104.71%
Cap/Depr(5y)164.78%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.17%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.29%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)58.33%
EPS 3Y33.42%
EPS 5Y-30.12%
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y11.63%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.99%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.36%
Revenue growth 5Y0.71%
Sales Q2Q%12.52%
Revenue Next Year6.06%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5Y9.1%
EBIT growth 1Y-99.46%
EBIT growth 3Y7%
EBIT growth 5Y25.64%
EBIT Next Year122.54%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y3.93%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y-19.1%
OCF growth 1Y-0.74%
OCF growth 3Y-6.41%
OCF growth 5Y-8.88%
SUNOPTA INC / SOY.CA Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for SOY stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to SOY.CA.
What is the valuation status of SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) stock?
SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) is 34.12 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.13.
Is the dividend of SUNOPTA INC sustainable?
The dividend rating of SUNOPTA INC (SOY.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.